Cholalic

/kəˈlælɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or containing cholic acid, a component of bile.

Etymology

From 'chol-' (bile) + '-alic' (relating to an acid). Cholic acid is a primary bile acid, and the suffix indicates the chemical or functional relationship to this compound.

Kelly Says

Cholic acid is one of the few chemicals in your body that's ancient enough to have a Latin/Greek name—it's been doing the exact same job of digesting fats for millions of years of evolution.

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